Casemiro has switched his stance and is now open to a move to Saudi Arabia, talkSPORT understands.
The Brazilian was against an exit last summer despite heavy interest from Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, who were reluctant to pay the £70million figure Manchester United wanted.
The large fee matched what the Red Devils forked out to sign Casemiro from Real Madrid in 2022 as they looked to avoid taking a major loss on the deal.
However, it is understood Saudi dealmakers believe Casemiro will be available for as little as €30m (£24.9m).
Al Nassr, who boast Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane and Marcelo Brozovic in their line-up, appear to be the best-positioned team to make a play for Casemiro.
The TV rights for the Saudi Pro League is up for renewal later this year and is expected to provide a major financial boost for clubs across the board, which is why Al Nassr are ready to move.
It is understood Al Nassr would be willing to make Casemiro one of the league’s top five highest earners, such is their willingness to secure a deal.
The 32-year-old is one of United’s highest earners with an estimated weekly wage of £350,000.
However, should he move to Saudi Arabia, it is understood Casemiro could earn a weekly wage of around £650,000.
It is also understood Casemiro turned down a mouth-watering $4m (£3.2m) signing on fee to join Al Ittihad last summer.
Despite the upgrade from his United deal, the figure pales in comparison to what potential teammate Ronaldo earns.
The Portuguese great pockets an eye-watering salary of £177m, which amounts to £3,403,846 per week.
Ronaldo’s weekly wage also dwarfs what teammate Mane earns too.
Ex-Liverpool star Mane, who joined Al Nassr in the summer of 2023 after just one season with German giants Bayern Munich, takes home just north of £650,000-a-week, which equates to £34m-per-season.
Casemiro faces an uncertain future at Old Trafford having lost his place in the starting line-up since Ruben Amorim’s arrival in November.
The Brazilian started the first two league games of the Amorim era against Ipswich and Everton but was an unused substitute for the following five games.
He made a 27-minute cameo off the bench in a 2-0 defeat against Wolves and returned to the starting line-up against Newcastle but was dropped once more for the 2-2 draw against Liverpool.
In Casemiro’s place, Kobbie Mainoo and Manuel Ugarte have become Amorim’s preferred pairing in central midfield.
AFPCasemiro has fallen out of favour since Amorim took over at Manchester United[/caption]
Despite the change in midfield personnel, it hasn’t exactly translated into results for United under the Portuguese boss.
Amorim began his United tenure with two wins from his opening three games but has won just twice from the following nine games.
The Red Devils went into their clash on Sunday against historic rivals Liverpool on a four-game winless run and many expected it to stretch to a fifth.
However, Amad Diallo’s late heroics salvaged a valuable point for United at Anfield.
The visitors also had the chance to snatch all three points at the death, but Harry Maguire blazed over from close range.